Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. Butler
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 8, 2011No. 10-P-1076PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHanlon, J.
The defendant argues that his motion for a new trial was wrongly denied because counsel in his first appeal was ineffective in choosing not to argue that the defendant was deprived of his constitutional right to a speedy trial. See Commonwealth v. Butler, 68 Mass. App. Ct. 658 (2007).1 We affirm.
Background.2 On September 16, 1991, a Chelsea police officer sought and obtained a complaint and a warrant in the Chelsea Division of the District Court Department (Chelsea District Court) for the defendant’s arrest; the defendant was charged with rape and unarmed burglary, both alleged to have…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Doggett v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Commonwealth v. SaferianMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1974
- United States v. MacDonaldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by4 opinions
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